HazMat Management Puts Out Solid Industry Recap
Editor Guy Crittenden has written an informative overview of the current state of Canada’s environmental services sector in the latest HazMat Management Magazine, Summer 2008 edition.
All the major players are represented, from Clean Harbors and Safety-Kleen, to Newalta, Quantum Murray and Veolia ES among others. The rising stature of Western Canadian companies gets particular attention in what Crittendon asserts is a North American renaissance of the industry as a whole.
The full article is available here .
BCEIA Friday Night Baseball – August 15th
Summer is here and the bases are loaded! Enjoy a Friday Night baseball game August 15th with the BCEIA at Nat Bailey Stadium as the Vancouver Canadians look to defeat the visiting Boise Idaho Hawks. Show your support for the local community and network with industry peers over a cold beer.
The first 30 tickets are courtesy of Gandalf Consulting Ltd and include a grandstand seat in the sun with the "Bleacher Bums" and your first beer and a hot dog. Complimentary tickets are limited to a maximum 2 per member company although others are available on request.
Game starts at 07:05pm – don’t forget your hat and sunglasses.
Please email your RSVP to jeff.eltom@bceia.com marked BASEBALL in the subject line or call 604.775.5547 to reserve your seat.
SDTC Announces Clean Technology Project Funding Recipients
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC ) approves $57 million in new funding for 19 Canadian development and demonstration projects that benefit both the environment and the economy. More
Upcoming Trade Mission to Mexico
The Canadian Embassy in Mexico, in collaboration with Export Assistance, will organize a Canadian trade mission to Mexico City in the Environmental protection and Clean Energies Industry on the margins of the Enviro Pro & Power Mex 2008 tradeshow, October 12-17.
During the trade mission, participating Canadian companies will have the opportunity to:
2. Personally meet the Mexican companies and organizations that are responsible for the implementation of many projects related to the protection of the environment and/or;
3. Exhibit at Enviro Pro & Power Mex 2008.
BCEIA Members are encouraged to attend. Further details (English/French) are provided
BCSEA Launches SolarBC with $5 Million Investment from Provincial Government
The British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association (BCSEA ) and BC Government announced the creation of the SolarBC solar hot water program this month – a program intended to encourage the installation of solar hot water heating in throughout British Columbia under the following categories:
Residential Retrofit • Social Housing Solar • Local Government Solar ThermalSolar for Schools • First Nations Solar • Solar Communities
The goal of the program is to influence policy and building regulations, reduce barriers to the widespread adoption of solar hot water, and achieve a market transformation for solar hot water technologies in BC.
"We will be establishing five Solar Communities that will take on a leadership role and act as flagship communities in the province," said SolarBC executive director Nitya Harris . "Together with these communities we will launch training and outreach programs that will build capacity and raise awareness of solar hot water."
SolarBC offers a $1,000 point-of-sale discount to individual households on solar hot water installations. SolarBC incentives are now available and can be combined with an additional $500 from the ecoENERGY Retrofit Program and $125 from the LiveSmart BC Program.
For further details see the SolarBC homepage at www.solarbc.ca
British Columbia Launches New Google Earth Functionality
The Provincial Government and search engine giant, Google Inc., are working together to develop a new informatics tool for the GeoBC Geographic Gateway (as popularized under Victoria’s ’Gateway’ theme) that combines the latest software mapping technologies from the private sector, with natural resource datasets drawn from a host of BC Ministries.
Through the Google Earth desktop software application, GeoBC can now provide British Columbians with quick access to a wealth of public information in a visual platform that would typically not be accessed due to the high costs associated with dedicated software development.
In return, Google Inc. gains entrée to the government’s one-metre/one-pixel, hi-res satellite surveys and other integrated Crown land and resource management data for the development of interactive mapping layers on its Google Earth program.
GeoBC is overseen by the Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) and is a free service available online at www.geobc.gov.bc.ca
BCEIA Members Make Impact at Community Career Fair
The BCEIA’s Jeff Eltom spent a day representing member companies at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation’s Trades Solutions Career Fair in downtown Vancouver last week.
100s of prospective employees –a great many of whom are highly educated degree holders– crushed the BCEIA display table in an effort to learn more about the Association, the long-term growth and career potential of working in the environmental industry but most of all, to browse through the large catalog of jobs currently posted within the BCEIA membership.
Engineering career opportunities at Golder , EarthTech and Westport were eagerly pored over while prospects patiently waited their turn to view the biologist positions up for grabs at Jacques Whitford . Hard science, laboratory and biotech opportunities made the Cantest , SGS and Bodycote portfolios popular as well.
As one beaming candidate remarked, "I fit this job perfectly. This is me. This is very me. Thank you for being here."
The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation was more than pleased with the turnout and has approached the BCEIA to consider anchoring a dedicated environment industry – sustainable energy – green building career fair with direct participation from BCEIA member companies.
Brownfields and Land Revitalization Conference 2008
Washington Department of Ecology’s Toxic Cleanup Program presents the Brownfields & Land Revitalization Conference & Trade Show in partnership with Northwest Environmental Business Council and the National Brownfields Association, October 21 & 22.
The Brownfields Conference provides a preeminent technical program with the most up-to-date policy information for environmental professionals. The Trade Show gives companies a platform for offering advanced brownfields, land redevelopment and environmental technologies and services. Conference agenda and further details available here .
Early Bird registration deadline: August 8, 2008 .
Alterna Energy Inc. Receives ICE Allocation
BCEIA member company Alterna Energy joins 14 other BC recipients of project funding from Victoria’s newly established, Innovative Clean Energy (ICE ) development program. Alterna’s $2.69 million award will be used to construct a scale-up production plant in Prince George that will produce bio-carbon (charcoal) and usable thermal energy from a wide variety of waste forest biomass including pine beetle timber.
SONIC Completes NORT Acquisition
BCEIA member company Sonic Technology Solutions Inc. has confirmed that it has completed its agreement to purchase the intellectual property and patent rights to oil upgrading oxidation chemistry through the acquisition of the issued and outstanding shares of Northern Research Technologies Inc. Release
This Week in GLOBE-Net
Despite the power outage in downtown Vancouver that forced the cancellation of one GLOBE-Net Newsletter, there are some important articles worth reading this week.
The Main Feature article deals with the 2008 Olympic Games, slated to begin next week in Beijing. Read about how China is using the world’s largest sporting event to remake Beijing into one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Asia.
The Other News features this week include an article on Vertical Farming , a new concept of urban agriculture that could redefine how we plan cities of the future (Vancouver’s SE False Creek is profiled as an example of how cities are promoting food production within municipal boundaries) and an article on The Future of Energy , a review on why more fossil fuels and greenhouse gases will be seen in our energy future.
This week’s Featured Business Report: The International Energy Agency’s Energy Technology Perspectives – Scenarios & Strategies to 2050 .
This week’s Market Report: Renewable Energy in Germany .
Events
September 17-18, 2008
Engineers, finance, IT and administrators are brought together to share information and develop a clearer vision on how to reach long-term infrastructure sustainability. The complete program brochure is available here .
Location: Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, B.C. Registration: Call 1.866.298.9343 or email registrations@strategyinstitute.com
September 29-30, 2008 download .
Business Opportunities
Request for Proposals: Groundwater Management & Research Deadline: August 4, 2008
Request for Proposals: Contaminated Sites Assessment Deadline: August 6, 2008
Request for Proposals: Benzene Emissions Reduction Deadline: August 12, 2008
Request for Proposals: EO Survey and Clearance MacKay Reservoir Deadline: August 14, 2008
Request for Proposals: Atmospheric Dispersion and Air Quality Modeling Deadline: August 29, 2008
PWGSC: Soils Remediation Deadline: September 3, 2008
